Newsletter Item for (92785): The Possible Origins of 7 Instantly Recognizable Visual Clichés

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The Possible Origins of 7 Instantly Recognizable Visual Clichés
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Why do we draw bankrupt people wearing barrels, or partiers putting lampshades on their heads? We might have answers.These are the possible origins of seven instantly recognizable visual cliches.

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Newsletter Item for (94492): 8 TV Shows That Were Creatively Altered by a Writers Strike

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8 TV Shows That Were Creatively Altered by a Writers Strike
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The final two episodes in season one of Breaking Bad might have looked a lot different had there not been a writers strike taking place during production. With another strike potentially on the horizon, we’re looking back at eight television shows that were creatively altered by the absence of a writers room.

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Newsletter Item for (94473): Photographer Captures the Fluorescence of Flowers Under Ultraviolet Light

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Photographer Captures the Fluorescence of Flowers Under Ultraviolet Light

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Photographer Craig Burrows has managed to capture the invisible fluorescence of flowers by using ultraviolet light and long-exposure. The result comes as close as you can get to a natural black-light poster. Take a peek at the psychedelic images here.

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Mental Floss #86

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The Best Breakfast Spot in All 50 States (and 8 Facts About Our Freakishly Warm Winter)
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Newsletter Item for (92710): America’s First Mandatory Education Law Was Inspired by Satan
Newsletter Item for (92877): 8 Climatic Facts About Our Abnormally Warm Winter
Newsletter Item for (92901): Researchers Want to Recreate What a New York Library Smelled Like in 1906
Newsletter Item for (91668): What Does a U.S. Ambassador Really Do?
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12 Words For The Insufferably Vain
Timberland Is Making Shoes and Bags From Recycled Plastic Bottles
Can You Solve the Control Room Riddle?
The First Woman in Space: Valentina Tereshkova
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The Library of Congress receives every public tweet you write.

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